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The top 10 Orioles right now

The top 10 Orioles right now
MLB Network this week completed its countdown of the top 100 players in Major League Baseball right now. Their list is, of course, subjective and yours may be different. They ranked the Angels' Mike Trout as the game's No. 1 player followed by Detroit's Justin Verlander and Miguel Cabrera second and third with the Dodgers' Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw fourth and fifth. Four Orioles made the list with Adam Jones at No. 23, Matt Wieters No. 48, J.J. Hardy No. 66 and Jim Johnson at No....
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Orioles' minor league spring training camp roster

Orioles' minor league spring training camp roster
From A to Z, here is a lengthy list of players reporting to the Orioles' minor league spring training camp this weekend at Twin Lakes Park in Sarasota, Fla. I count 83 pitchers, 19 catchers, 32 infielders and utility players and 28 outfielders on the list for a total of 162 players. Also note some players playing in the World Baseball Classic are not on this list, like Jonathan Schoop. Any player on the current major league camp roster is not on this list. Pitchers: RHP - Baker, David RHP -...
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One national writer's look at the Orioles and more one-run talk

One national writer's look at the Orioles and more one-run talk
Finally, a national reporter that took a close look at the Orioles. OK, I'm exaggerating a bit, but it does seem many of the national analysts that have panned the club's quiet offseason didn't ask the club's management or players to get it their take. ESPN's Jayson Stark did. He wrote this piece on Wednesday. Here is an excerpt: Did you know that 32 of those 52 players this team used last season had never played for the Orioles before? Or that this outfit needed to rip through 178...
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Has baseball become too fascinated with radar gun readings?

Has baseball become too fascinated with radar gun readings?
Here is a baseball topic worth discussion: How and when did the sport become so obsessed with a pitcher's velocity? I include myself in this and, it seems in the game today, when discussing a pitcher, we focus on it, almost at the exclusion of other aspects of pitching that are important too. I can remember a day last summer when I had a conversation with someone about this and we both agreed reporters, fans and even the scouts can become too focused on this. A few minutes later I remember...
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What's with all the Roberts critics?

What's with all the Roberts critics?
I can understand that some fans are disappointed that Brian Roberts has not been able to contribute much to the Orioles over the last few seasons. I can get that some fans doubt he can return to the form he once showed or even close to it. I can get that some fans don't think he can come back at all. But I don't get some of the almost nasty comments I see from time to time on various message boards. I can assure those fans, a seemingly small but vocal segment, that Roberts didn't get hurt...
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A few thoughts on spring training stats for your viewing pleasure

A few thoughts on spring training stats for your viewing pleasure
If you are one of the lucky people today, you are either off work, off work during the day or maybe have access to a television at the workplace and you are among the MASN viewers getting their first look at the 2013 Orioles today. The game doesn't count of course, but it's still exciting to get that first look from spring training and the Orioles are sending out a mostly A-team lineup. During the game, feel free to leave some comments and/or questions here and I'll answer any that are...
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Monday musings on close games, Granderson and Machado

Monday musings on close games, Granderson and Machado
Hitting on some Monday topics, as we now have some actual boxscores to look at and we all look forward to today's first MASN telecast, when the Orioles play the Yankees at 1 p.m with a rebroadcast set for 7 p.m. tonight. The slim wins: There is no truth to the rumor that the Orioles were answering some of their critics by winning their first one-run game of the exhibition season yesterday. Yes, they won again by one run. We all know, barring something that would be historic, the Orioles...
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When talking baseball prospects, do you prefer quality over quantity?

When talking baseball prospects, do you prefer quality over quantity?
When it comes to baseball prospects, do you want quantity or quality? Do you want stars or depth? These questions were raised again this week when the Orioles had just two players ranked in the Baseball America top 100 prospects list, with Dylan Bundy at No. 2 and Kevin Gausman at No. 26. Of the American League East teams, Tampa Bay and Boston had five players in the top 100, New York had four and Toronto joined the Orioles with just two. But it's not just how many are ranked, but where...
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Will the AL East race be wide open this year?

Will the AL East race be wide open this year?
In the 2000 season, the New York Yankees won the American League East with 87 victories. Every year since then - all 12 of them, starting in 2001 - the East champ won at least 95 games. The East champ won 97 or more in seven of those seasons. Since 2001, the AL East winner has averaged 98 wins. But will that change this season? Could this be a year when the East champ, due to the balance in a division where five teams all could be pretty good, wins fewer than 90 games again? It seems...
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Handicapping the starting rotation candidates

Handicapping the starting rotation candidates
In talking about the Orioles' starting rotation for this year, manager Buck Showalter told ESPN's Jayson Stark this week that, "I can pencil in four. I can pen in two." It's pretty safe to assume he has Jason Hammel and Wei-Yin Chen written with the pen while using the pencil for Miguel Gonzalez and Chris Tillman. Four spots seem pretty set although Gonzalez and Tillman likely have a less firm grip on a spot than the the first two at this point. So that leaves as many as 10 others that...
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Jim Callis on Dylan Bundy: "Why can't he make the rotation out of spring training?"

Jim Callis on Dylan Bundy: "Why can't he make the rotation out of spring training?"
Another top 100 prospects list was published yesterday and, for the third time in three lists, Orioles top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy was ranked among the best prospects in the sport. Baseball America ranked Bundy No. 2 on its list behind only Texas infielder Jurickson Profar. Bundy was also ranked No. 2 by MLB.com and No. 3 by ESPN's Keith Law. Bundy went 9-3 with a 2.08 ERA in 23 starts this past season at three minor league levels and then pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings in two major...
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Baseball vet with famous last name is prepping to manage Delmarva (with note)

Baseball vet with famous last name is prepping to manage Delmarva (with note)
The Orioles' Single-A Delmarva affiliate will certainly have an experienced manager this year when Luis Pujols skippers the Shorebirds in his first season in the O's organization. A native of the Dominican Republic, the 57-year-old Pujols has spent 13 seasons with Detroit and San Francisco as a major league coach, and in 2002 he was named interim manager of the Tigers six games into the season after Phil Garner was fired. A young Tigers squad, with 13 players making their big league debuts,...
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An O's over-under look, Heyman on Duquette and a pitcher acting like a prima donna

An O's over-under look, Heyman on Duquette and a pitcher acting like a prima donna
If there is one thing that stirs up Baltimore sports fans, it is a diss or perceived diss of the Ravens or Orioles by someone with a national forum. I guess over-under odds for the season fits that bill, especially one that sets the number for the Orioles at 76.5. Those of you not familiar with these numbers, they are set by casinos and sports books that can legally take sports bets for a club's wins total for the season. Bettors wager on whether they feel the club will have a wins total over...
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What defines a great Orioles fan?

What defines a great Orioles fan?
What makes someone a great Orioles fan? This is clearly a question with no right or wrong answer. It's not a math equation with only one correct answer. But it is an interesting topic to ponder and I would love to read your responses about this during the weekend. This all is very subjective, but two big aspects of a good fan of any team for me are loyalty and longevity. A good fan must be loyal and stick with his or her team through thick and thin. The Orioles have had a lot of thin with...
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After surgery, Bobby Bundy looks to recapture the form he showed with Frederick

After surgery, Bobby Bundy looks to recapture the form he showed with Frederick
For a few seasons, he was the only Bundy in the Orioles organization. But last summer, he watched his younger brother Dylan blaze a trail through the O's minor league system while his own career was going in another direction, eventually hitting brick wall. The Orioles drafted Bobby Bundy in the eighth round out of Sperry High in Oklahoma in June 2008. He worked his way to Single-A Frederick, where he had a breakout season in 2011. But a year later, trying to show his stuff at Double-A Bowie,...
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Kevin Gausman on his innings limit, high expectations and powdered donuts

Kevin Gausman on his innings limit, high expectations and powdered donuts
Orioles pitching prospect Kevin Gausman officially reported this week to the club's major league camp in Sarasota to prep for his first full season in the organization. The fourth overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft last June by the Orioles out of LSU, the right-hander was signed by the club just minutes before the deadline last July 13. Gausman's bonus of $4.32 million is one of the largest ever handed out by the club. Gausman, who turned 22 in January, then went 0-1 with a 3.60...
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How do fans feel now about Dan Duquette?

How do fans feel now about Dan Duquette?
This has been a good place over the last few months to take the pulse of the fans on the Orioles. On the moves they made and the ones they didn't. On O's fans' expectations for this team and on the predictions of others. Today, I want your opinions on the man heading it all up - Dan Duquette. Have O's fans become Duquette fans after his first season produced 93 wins and a playoff berth? What did you think when he was first hired? What do you think of him after an offseason that has been...
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Hope springs eternal

Hope springs eternal
This is the day where hope spring eternal. Orioles pitchers and catchers report today in Sarasota. There is only one day all year we can say that and this is it. Welcome back, Orioles! The start of spring training is always a day to dream big. Maybe this will be the year, fans say. For the first time in a long time, O's fans don't have to ask how many more wins the club will need over the year before. Another 93-win season would likely be good enough at least for contention all year and...
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Brian Graham: "We have one of the best minor league systems in baseball"

Brian Graham: "We have one of the best minor league systems in baseball"
Today in this space, I conclude my two-part interview with Brian Graham. On Jan. 25, the Orioles promoted Graham from coordinator of minor league instruction to director of player development. Graham is now the man in charge of the Orioles' minor leagues. In his sixth season with the club, Graham joins a newcomer to the organization, Kent Qualls, who has been named director of minor league operations, as the top brass heading up the minors. He brings a long resume to this position. He spent...
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Notes on King Felix, Hobgood and spring training

Notes on King Felix, Hobgood and spring training
Checking in on a few topics from this week and looking ahead to spring training. Yes, he is the King. The baseball world was buzzing for a while Thursday with the report that Felix Hernandez may be about to sign a seven-year, $175 million dollar deal with the Seattle Mariners. There are some reports out of Seattle now that say those terms may not be accurate. If they are, that's a $25 million average annual value, topping a mark for pitchers that had been set by Zach Greinke's six-year,...
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